Mold.



.|.-S. TINDALL.

MOLD.

APPLICATION FlLED APR. 11, 1914. 1,171,563. Patented Feb.15,1916.

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JOSEPH s. TINDALL, or CEDAR SPRINGS, MICHIGAN.

To all whomit may concern: r 7

Be it known that I, JOSEPH S. TINDALL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Cedar Springs, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Molds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertams to;

with various novel features of construction and arrangement as hereinafter more fully described and partlcularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a plan view of a device embodying this invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the same, with parts broken away; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional elevation on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, with parts broken away; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged end view of one corner of the device.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures. V

The device comprises the end members 1 and 2, each of which is provided with a vertical wall 3 which is slotted vertically at intervals to receive the longitudinal partitions 4:, the said end members and partitions being preferably of sheet metal construction. The side members 5, which are also of sheet metal, are adapted to be attached to the respective sides of the end members, and for this purpose the base portions of the respective end members are provided with hooks '9 which engage the lower edgeof the respective side members, and the upper edge of each side member is provided with notches 8 which receive projections 3 at the ends of the vertical walls of the respective side members which prevent the latter from rising when the device is in use, Each of the end norm.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb 15, 191$ Application filed April 11,1914. Serial Nb. 831,314.

members is provided at each end with a re-' taming hook 7 pivoted to the vertical wall and adapted to enter one of the notches 8 which 1s wide enough to receive it, together w th the extensions 8 and this hook engages the outer surface of the side member near its upper edge and holds it securely in operative position, the lower edge being held by the hook 9. V V

The upper edge of eachside member near one end thereof is preferably providedwith ber may be adjusted and clamped opposite any one of them, whereby the space between the end members may be-varied to alter the length of the posts formed therebetween.

a pluralityof notches 8, so that the end mem- The lower edge of the side members, and also the partitions 4 arerecessed near their respectiveends so that the side members and partitions will engage the floor on which the device is placed, the recessed portions being adapted to fit over the base portions of the respective end members. 2 and 3. The side members are each preferably stiffened by. means of an angle bar 6 riveted to the outside surface thereof and the partitions l are provided in'one end with openings 11,

in which may be inserted a hook to remove the partitions endwise from the device.

In using this device, it is assembled as shown in Fig. 1 upon a level floor and the space therein divided by the partitions 4: are filled with cement or concrete, after which the said partitions, which are not attached in any way to the end members, being merely supported in the vertical slots therein, may 7 be withdrawn endwise and the side members 5 may be removed by releasing the hooks 7 and the end members. 1 and 2 moved away, leaving the molded posts'upon the floor to dry andharden. By removing the partitions 2 longitudinally as above stated, instead of lifting them vertically, the sharp corners of the posts which are still in a soft condition, are not broken. The device when disassembled may be compactly arranged for transportation, its simplicity of construction and operation and its longitudinal adjustability make it furthermore useful.

What I claim is 2- 1. A fence post mold, comprising end walls and side walls, means for detachably securing said walls to each other, said end walls also having vertical slots having ends exte d g beyond the end walls at intervals,

notches in their upper edges, hooks on "the,

bases of the end members to engage the lower edges of the respective side members, projections on the vertical Walls of the end members to enter the notches in the respective side members and pivoted retaining hooks 0n.

the said walls to engage the upper-edges of a the respective side members.

3. A fence post mold, comprising end members having vertical Walls With" vertical slots at intervals therein, side Walls each. having a notch in its-upper edge near one Gopies of thispatent may be obtained for five centseach, byraddressing the Commissionerof latents,

end and a series of notches in its upper edge near the otherend, hooks on the end members to'engage the lower edges of therespective side 'Wal1s,-projections on the end memhere to enter the said notches in the side Walls, pivoted retaining hooks on the end members to engage the upper edges ofthe respective side Walls, and longitudinal. partitionsadapted-to be supported in said ver- Washington, D. G. 

